Ramjas College story most covered

On Tuesday, our media monitoring team found the Ramjas College issue to be the most covered story while Navjyot of IBN7 was the best anchor and Chitra Tripathi of ABP News was the best reporter of the day. In terms of speed of breaking news, ABP News was the fastest.

Most covered story

The problems being faced by Ramjas College student Gurmehar Kaur are increasing day by day. Earlier, she had protested against the ABVP. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal met Lt Governor Anil Baijal over the issue of taking strict action against those who threaten violence in Ramjas College and threatened Gurmehar with rape for speaking out against the ABVP. Kejriwal told reporters the Lt Governor assured him every possible action will be taken against the culprits.

Best anchor

Navjyot of IBN7, presenting a story on the Ramjas College fracas, took viewers back to last year when JNU student Umar Khalid had been in a controversy. He said the Ramjas clashes occurred because Khalid was invited to speak at the college. Gurmehar, a student of Ramjas, blamed the ABVP for the clashes and was threatened with rape on social media. She then went back to her home in Jalandhar. The anchor outlined the entire story simply and clearly and hooked viewers’ attention.

Best reporter

Reporter Chitra Tripathi of ABP News talked to Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha on what strategy political parties will utilise for the remaining two phases of the UP elections. She provided coverage of the issue while connecting all the dots and kept viewers absorbed.

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